The small village of Brampton Abbotts is just a few miles to the north of Ross-on-Wye. Although the church is now closed, a major restoration of the building has been undertaken recently as you can see in this film. The church community has a PCC and worships in the nearby Village Hall with occasional services in the church and churchyard.

Brampton Abbotts Annual Parish Meetings

Spring is the time of year for Annual Parish Meetings. They take place as detailed below.

Brampton Annual Church Meetings take place on Wednesday 17th April 2024, at 11.00 am in Brampton Abbotts Village Hall.

Notice for the Revision of the Electoral Roll
Anyone wishing to join the roll can download a form, request one from the church office or email the PCC Secretary. Forms must be returned to the PCC Secretary (details on Notice) by Tuesday 2nd April 2024.

Brampton Abbotts church is now trying to re-establish itself as a community building, largely through the efforts of BAcRG, though sadly they are meeting some opposition. Technically it is a “closed church” and only very occasional services are held in the churchyard. You can find more on all this on the regeneration group’s Facebook Page.

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Visiting Brampton Abbotts Church

Parking for a few cars is available in front of the lychgate and in a larger car park through the gate on the north side of the church.

Services at Brampton Abbotts

Occasional services take place in the church, the churchyard and the village hall.

History

Parish Church of St. Michael stands in the middle of the parish. The walls are of local sandstone rubble with dressings of the same material; the roofs are covered with stone slates and tiles.

The Chancel and Nave are 12th century, but the building was much altered in the 14th century, when the south porch was added. The chancel arch was rebuilt and widened, probably in the 16th century, and the west wall repaired in 1686.

The church was restored in 1848, in 1857, and again more recently when the bell-turret was largely or entirely re-built, the vestry added on the north side of the chancel and the south porch re-built.

The church had major restoration work in 2018 & 19 in order that the building, closed for ten years can now be open once more as a community building. It is however officially a “closed church.”

More on the history of the church and village here.